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Student Rights

Release of Directory Information

In accordance with the Federal Family Educational
Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 and the California Education Code,
Pasadena City College will make public upon request and without student
consent certain “directory information.” This information
consists of the following: a student’s name; city of residence;
major field of study; participation in officially recognized activities
and sports; if a member of an athletic team, weight, height, and age;
dates of attendance; degree and awards received, and the most recent previous
educational institution attended by the student. Any student desiring
to withhold directory information may file a written request in the Records
office in the L Building. The college is required to release student names,
addresses, and telephone numbers to armed forces recruiters, per the Solomon
Act, without first obtaining a student’s permission. In addition,
the college is required to release information to the U. S. Department
of Education and the Federal Internal Revenue Services about fees paid
and financial aid received as according to the Hope and Opportunity for
Post-secondary Education Act of 1997.

Student Rights to Inspect and Review His or Her Official Records

In compliance with Public Law 93-380, a student has the right to inspect
and review his or her official records including all material in the cumulative
folder. To review the folder, the student requests a conference with a
counselor or a Student Services administrator. A student may challenge
the accuracy or content of an item in the folder by filing a Student Petition
with the Associate Dean of Admissions and Records in the L Building; indicating any material the student
feels is incorrect and the reasons. See
the Catalog for a more detailed explanation.

Student Right to Know

Completion and Transfer Rates:
In compliance with the
Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act (P.L. 101-542), Pasadena
City College makes available its Completion and Transfer Rates to all
current and prospective students.

To determine PCC’s Completion and Transfer Rates, a specific group
of PCC students was tracked for three years, from Fall 1999 through Spring
2002, to determine the outcome of their academic career at PCC. The group
consisted of first-time, full-time students who entered PCC in Fall 1999,
seeking a degree, certificate, or transfer.*

Based upon this specifically defined group of students, PCC had the
following completion and transfer rates. Completion is defined as attained
a certificate or degree or completed 56 transferable units with a GPA
of 2.0 or better. PCC’s outcomes in all the categories:

* These rates may not be representative of the
success rates of the entire student population at PCC, nor do they account
for student outcomes achieved after the three-year tracking period. For
further information on methodology, interpretation, and other community
college rates, please go to http://srtk.cccco.edu/index.asp